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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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